Feature on Teacher Miss Barbara Oliver
Miss Barbara Oliver born June 19 1934 in Iowa City to W Lawrence Oliver and wife. She attended North Des Moines High School as a tennis team member and studied at the State University of Town. Oliver later taught vocal music in Renwick and lives with Mr and Mrs George Latch while singing in the Methodist church choir. Her favorite color is red and she enjoys football and other sports.
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Barbara Oliver
W. Lawrence Oliver
Iowa City
Miss Oliver
North Des Moines
Oliver
State University of Town
Renwick
George Latch
Teacher Court Hooton Featured in Boone Valley piece
A Boone Valley High School feature profiles Court Hooton born 1927 Des Moines with four children and a coaching career in basketball baseball and football. He loves hunting and names Kirk Douglas and Elizabeth Taylor as movie stars. The district musical Smoky Mountain will be staged February 28 with cast members listed.
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Court Hooton
Des Moines
C. F. Hooton
Court
Helen
Mike
Toni
Holly
Randy
Mr Hooton
Des Moines Tech High School
Simpson College
Jess Chooses Between Two Suitors on February 28
The scene centers on Jess deciding between George and Ben for marriage as McGowan is named Senior of the Week and Ben remains a leading contender. George and Ben vie for Jess while a mountain setting frames the plot and a strong cast promises lively performances.
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George
Ben
Jess
Uncle Jimmie and Mr Lincoln Editorial Tribute
A reminiscence about Abraham Lincoln and Uncle Jimmie on a court platform shows Lincoln’s simple kindness over etiquette. The piece highlights Lincoln’s humane manners and credits James McGowan for a past editorial in the BOBCAT SCRATCHES and Student Press Bulletin.
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Uncle Jimmie and
MR. Lincoln
Lamines McGowan
Circuit Court of Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Uncle Jimmie
New Salem
Abe
Springfield
Mary
Jimmie
James McGowan
Bobcat Scratches
Student Press Bulletin
James
Aro
Week of February 10 Menu and Events
Week of February 10 meals include Spaghetti and sandwiches on Monday and Friday soup with tuna fish sandwiches. Upcoming events list February 7 BB Kanawha and February 8 Humboldt speech contest Cosmopolitan Club Carnival. February 10 12 15 Girls Sectional Tournament LaVerne Boone Valley vs Wesley Monday 7:45 PM Band Concert FHA Valentine party open date.
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B—V
H—S
Kanawha
Humboldt
LaVerne
Boone Valley
Wesley
Kindergarten Students Prepare Pet Booklet in Class
Kindergarten students created a large booklet on pets with colored pictures. The project extended to music and art, and a clay model cat was made. Galen Reichter celebrated a Thursday birthday with family visit and treats for the class. Dale Thompson Terry McCurry Diane Bram and Myra Swan were absent during the week.
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Childrnn
Galen Reichter
Dale Thompson
Terry McCurry
Diane Bram
Myra Swan
Students Read and Build in Class Activities
Students read Down The River Road about Jack and Mr Bones the donkey. David Hoffman brought Lincoln jogs for a model cabin while art class made paper plate clocks to teach time. All reading groups study Friends and Neighbors and two spelling units. money is raised to support a polio roundup.
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Jack
Mr Bones
David Hoffman
Atudenta
Julie James Celebrates Birthday in Class
Julie James, seven, enjoyed her birthday with the first and second graders this week. They finished several read alouds, including Fan With Dick and Jane and All Around With Dot and Jim, and began Talks Spells and Write. Students drew pictures for a manners lesson titled Your Manners Are Showing.
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Julie James
Jane
Dot
Jim
Bulletin Beard
Third Graders Build a General Store Project
A class project had third graders construct a general store to learn money handling by buying items and giving change. They finished a unit on Lumbering and National Parks with one student sharing Yellowstone experiences and they practiced writing newspaper articles.
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Yellowstone National Park
Students Learn News Writing and Reading Activities
Students divided into groups this week to write news while studying proper letter writing. The Elephant and Panther groups read Streets and Roads, the Polar Bear group reviews vowel sounds, and Safe Living topics appear in health and science books with home safety rules. Arithmetic covers telling time.
Sixth Grade News and February Room Decorations
The sixth grade decorates for February with red white and blue Lincoln and Washington pictures. Social studies covers Germany and the Netherlands while World News of the Week updates students on current events. They practice reading poems and writing original verses with proper capitalization and punctuation. In arithmetic they work on area and perimeter problems and learn to multiply by hundreds. Kathy Gilligan submitted her dental card this week. For sale adding machine paper 20e per roll Renwick Times.
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Lincoln
Washington
Germany
Netherlands
Kathy Gilligan
Renwick Times
Occo Mineral Compound and Yeast Feed Voice Ad
A home stock note promoting Occo Mineral Compound and Mineralized Yeast Feed with contact urging to call Walt Attig, described as the Occo Man, at 2681. The message emphasizes constant availability.
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Boone Valley High School
Smoky Mountain
Eusebia Simpson Hawkins
Grandpa
Daryl Hansen
Aunt Saty
Joanne Espe
Andy
Mike Huntley
George — Paul Espe
Jess Kay McGowan
Arabell — James
McGowan
Dick Gimer
Cosmopolitan Club
Times
The
Renwick, Iowa
Gary Kelling
Walt Attig
Lee
Neessen-Reil Clothing Eagle Groy Kk
Iowa
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